There's nothing like a little channel surfing to get you in the holiday mood, and our holiday TV guide includes festive primetime viewing options — and a few non-holiday specials — for every night from now through Dec. 25.

"Eureka," "Warehouse 13" and "Haven," 8/7c, Syfy Syfy's signature dramas get the holiday treatment, including an animated "Eureka" that includes guest stars Chris Parnell, Edward James Olmos and Jim Parsons (as the voice of a Jeep).

"Chopped," 10/9c, Food Network The holiday-themed challenge is called "Can't Catch Me, I'm the Gingerbread Lobster!" which should scare contestants about what's in those mystery baskets.

Dec. 7"The Middle," 8/7c, ABC It's a Christmas miracle! Okay, not so much a miracle, but a really fun episode when the hilarious Paul Hipp returns as singing preacher Rev. TimTom, who Sue recruits to explain the holidays to Brick.

"Up All Night," 8/7c, NBC Blythe Danner guest stars as Reagan's mom, who comes to the rescue when Reagan wants to whip up a special first Christmas for Amy.

"Modern Family," 9/8c, ABC The Pritchett fam's plan to celebrate the holidays early leads to some strange pairings: Gloria and Luke are in charge of ornaments, Phil and Manny go shopping for groceries and Jay and Cam are on official gift-wrapping duty.

"Happy Endings," 9:30/8:30c, ABC A skint (broke) Max agrees to play Santa for cash in the episode titled "Grinches Be Crazy."

"The Office," 9/8c, NBC "The Office" Christmas episodes have been among the show's best, but it may be tough to celebrate the season when boss Robert California just wants to drown his sorrows.

"Whitney," 9:30/8:30c, NBC Introducing Whitney's 'rents — played by Jane Kaczmarek and Peter Gallagher — who mess up her plans to hang with friends for the holidays.

Dec. 9 "Frosty the Snowman," 8/7c, CBS One of the real holiday 'toon classics, "Frosty," which has spawned four sequels, turns 42 this year.

Dec. 10 "Spike TV's Video Game Awards," 8/7c, Spike Mark Burnett's producing and "Chuck" star Zachary Levi is hosting this annual special that honors the best videogames for every platform.

"Straight No Chaser — Songs of the Decade: Holiday Edition," Check local listings for time and channel, PBS The a cappella group was filmed during an Atlantic City performance, putting their special spin on everything from "Joy to the World" to "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch."

"Extreme Christmas Trees," 9/8c, TLC Have you ever seen a Christmas tree fashioned out of lobster traps? Or one decorated with more than $200,000 worth of ornaments? You will in this special.

"Snowmageddon," 9/8c, Syfy For real: this holiday-themed entry in the list of deliciously cheesy Syfy original movies revolves around a snow globe that can cause naughty things to happen when it's shaken.

Dec. 11 "12 Dates of Christmas," 8/7c, ABC Family It's Christmas with a touch of "Groundhog Day," as a woman with a controlling nature (Amy Smart) has to keep reliving a Christmas Eve blind date (Mark-Paul Gosselaar) until she can learn to stop being so uptight and trust her holiday fate.

"Cupcake Wars," 8/7c, Food Network Four bakers compete to see whose cupcakes will be featured at the annual Hollywood Christmas Parade.

"The Simpsons," 8/7c, Fox It's Christmas 2041, and Bart — a divorced dad whose landlord is Skinner — and Lisa — now married to Milhouse — head home for the holidays.

"White House Christmas 2011," 8/7c, HGTV Former "Trading Spaces" designer Genevieve Gorder gives a tour of the holiday decor in the White House, while dispensing decorating tips and showing off a special touch to this year's decorations, which include a special element from U.S. military men and women.

"Bag of Bones," part 1, 9/8c, A&E This two-night miniseries — adapted from the 1998 Stephen King bestseller — stars Pierce Brosnan as a novelist who loses his wife and retreats to his lakeside home, where he becomes involved with the dramas of a widow, her young daughter and the ghost of a blues singer. The movie concludes on Dec. 12.

"Luck," 10/9c, HBO This David Milch-created horse racing drama, starring Dustin Hoffman and Nick Nolte, doesn't officially premiere until Jan. 29, but HBO's trying to whip up some advance buzz by airing the pilot more than a month early.

Dec. 12 "Mike & Molly," 9:30/8:30c, CBS Can Mike save the day — and the whole holiday season — for Molly, when bad news at work threatens to cast a "bah, humbug" on her Christmas?

Dec. 13 "Christmas With the Mormon Tabernacle Choir," 8/7c, PBS The concert includes narration by Michael York and performances by "American Idol" alum David Archuleta — who sings "Los Pastores a Belén" in Spanish.

"Glee," 8/7c, Fox The glee club's dance card is suddenly too full, when the group is invited to perform at two events, on the same day, at the same time. Series star Matthew Morrison directed the episode, which includes nods to "The Star Wars Holiday Special" and "The Judy Garland Christmas Show," as well as a guest appearance by Chewbacca.

"NCIS," 8/7c, CBS The "NCIS"-ers try to find a pregnant marine, whose life is being threatened on Christmas Eve.

"New Girl," 9/8c, Fox Jess, Nick and Winston attend the office Christmas party at Schmidt's workplace, while Jess wigs out when Paul (guest Justin Long) gives her an expensive gift.

"Raising Hope," 9:30/8:30c, Fox The Chances take on a holiday film classic in "It's a Hopeful Life," in which Jimmy imagines what his life would be like if Hope had never been born.

Dec. 14 "Live From Lincoln Center: George Balanchine's The Nutcracker," 8/7c, PBS The New York City Ballet's entire roster — plus two casts of children from the School of American Ballet — perform the holiday classic.

"Barbara Walters Presents the 10 Most Fascinating People of 2011," 9:31/8:31c, ABC Our money's still on J.R. Martinez to be the most fascinating person of 2011.

"Funniest Commercials of the Year," 10/9c, TBS Isaiah Mustafa — he of those Old Spice commercials — hosts this countdown of the best TV ads of the past year.

"The Year With Katie Couric," 9/8c, ABC Couric connects with People magazine for this rundown of the year's biggest stories, including the death of Osama bin Laden and the death of Kim Kardashian's marriage (and credibility).

Dec. 16 "Christmas in Washington," 8/7c, TNT The 30th annual celebration benefiting the Children's National Medical Center is hosted by Conan O'Brien, includes performances by Justin Bieber, Cee-Lo Green, Jennifer Hudson and The Band Perry and guests President and Michelle Obama.

Dec. 17 "Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis," 8/7c, Encore Interviews with Jerry Seinfeld, Eddie Murphy, Carol Burnett, Carl Reiner, Alec Baldwin, Quentin Tarantino and John Landis pepper this profile of the legendary, and often controversial, comedian and philanthropist.

"Saturday Night Live," 11:29/10:29c, NBC The final new episode of the year is hosted by "SNL" alum, with musical guest — and, it's a sure bet, sketch guest star — Michael Buble. A cameo by Jon Hamm for a "Hamm and Buble" sequel would be the perfect "SNL" holiday treat for viewers … we're just sayin'.

Dec. 18 "Z100's Jingle Ball 2011," 7/6c, Fuse Lady Gaga, Kelly Clarkson, David Guetta, Foster the People and Demi Lovato are among the performers at this annual Madison Square Garden concert, sponsored by New York radio station Z100.

Dec. 19 "Family Ties," 9:30/8:30c, The Hub Here's a thought for NBC: instead of remaking shows like "The Munsters," how about remaking this Must See TV family sitcom hit? In this Keaton holiday gem, the family's ski trip is postponed because of a snowstorm, so Steven and Elyse tell the kids about their birth days, including Alex's (Michael J. Fox) arrival in Africa.

Dec. 20 "Christmas at St. Olaf," 9/8c, PBS This year's special marks the 100th anniversary of the annual Christmas Festival from St. Olaf College in Minnesota.

"Deck the Halls," 9/8c, TNT Kathy Najimy stars in this mystery, based on the first in a series of holiday-themed novels by Mary Higgins Clark and her daughter Carol. Najimy plays cleaning woman-turned-private investigator Alvirah, who helps her detective friend track down her kidnapped father right before the holidays.

Dec. 21 "A Home for the Holidays," 8/7c, CBS The 13th annual special that celebrates child adoption is hosted by country music star Martina McBride, with performances by Justin Bieber, Mary J. Blige and Gavin DeGraw, while celebs like Katherine Heigl and Denise Richards share their own experiences of adopting children and introduce families who talk about their own joyful experiences with adoption.

Dec. 22"The X Factor" season 1 finale, 8/7c, Fox It may not have been quite the ratings success Simon Cowell had hoped for, but can the show turn out a winner who'll be the first real reality show superstar since Chris Daughtry?

Dec. 23 "Biography: Santa Claus," 9/8c, Bio Channel From 15th century Holland to a 2011 shopping mall, it's the real scoop on the guy deciding who gets a lump of coal and who gets a nice, say, iPad 2, under their Christmas tree.

Dec. 25 "Christmas Day Parade," noon/11c, ABC Nick Cannon, Mario Lopez and Maria Menounos co-host the annual parades from Disney amusement parks, with floats and character appearances by Mickey and the whole Disney gang, as well as performances from Justin Bieber, Christina Aguilera, Cee-Lo Green, One Republic and Scotty McCreery.

"Doctor Who" Christmas special, 9/8c, BBC America "The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe" finds The Doctor (Matt Smith) meeting up with a a widow and her children after they've escaped the German bombing of London in World War II.